Mediating effect of knowledge sharing between participative decision making, transformational leadership and organization performance
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Apr 11, 2024
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Knowledge management, Knowledge sharing, Transformational leadership, Organizational performance, Participative decision making
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This is the era of information economy. Performance of the organization is credited to knowledge and information. Intellectual capital is considered to be the most important assets. But dilemma is that only some organization focus on generation and preservation of knowledge. Participative decision making and transformational leaders are great tools of successful implementation of Knowledge management practices. This study is intended to study the impact of the impact of Knowledge Sharing, Participative Decision Making and Transformational Leadership on Organization Performance. A survey instrument covering knowledge sharing (KS), participative decision making (PDM), transformational leadership (TL), and organizational performance was developed. Data was collected by postal and personal surveys from health, education, manufacturing, telecom, and financial sector of Gujranwala and Lahore region of Pakistan using stratified random sampling technique. Sample size was 300 and 245 complete questionnaires were received back with response rate of 81.7%. The survey instrument used for the study was shown to be valid and reliable. Statistical analytical tools like (kindly mention all the tools) were used. Results of data analysis proposed a correlation between  This study is probably the first to understand the impact of KM practices on organizational performance. It offers valuable information about KM to all the organizations particularly those operating in Pakistan.
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Mediating effect of knowledge sharing between participative decision making, transformational leadership and organization performance. (2024). Journal of Management Info, 1(1), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.31580/jmi.v1i1.2
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Mediating effect of knowledge sharing between participative decision making, transformational leadership and organization performance. (2024). Journal of Management Info, 1(1), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.31580/jmi.v1i1.2
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Arnold, A. J., Arad, S., Rhoades, J. A., & Drasgow, F. (2000). The empowering leadership questionnaire:the construction and validation of a new scale for measuring leader behaviors. Journal of Organizational Behavior , 249-269.
Arnold, K. A., & Loughlin, C. (2010). Individually considerate transformational leadership behaviour and self sacriï¬ce. Leadership & Organization Development Journal , 670-686.
Bano, S., Rehman, K. U., & Khan, M. A. (2010). Study of factors that impact knowledge management fit in corporate sector of pakistan. Far East Journal of Psychology and Business , 15-31.
Beugre, C. D., Acar, W., & Braun, W. (2006). Transformational leadership in organizations:an environment-induced model. International Journal of Manpower , 52-62.
Birasnav, M., Rangnekar, S., & Dalpati, A. (2011). Transformational leadership and human capital benefits: the role of knowledge management. Leadership & Organizational Development Journal , 106-126.
Bordum, A. (2010). The strategic balance in a change management perspective. Society and Business Review , 245-258.
Bryant, S. E. (2003). The Role of Transformational and Transactional Leadership in Creating, Sharing and Exploiting Organizational Knowledge. Journal of leadership and organzational studies , 32-44.
Carmeli, A., Sheaffer, Z., & Halevi, M. Y. (2009). Does participatory decision-making in top management teams enhance decision effectiveness and ï¬rm performance? Personnel Review , 696-714.
Castiglione, J. (2006). Organizational learning and transformational leadership in the library environment. Library Management , 289-299.
Cheung, M. F., & Wong, C. S. (2011). Transformational leadership,leader support, and employment creativity. Leadership & Organization Development Journal , 656-672.
Crossman, J. (2010). Conceptualising spiritual leadership in secular organizational contexts and its relation to transformational, servant and environmental leadership. Leadership & Organization Development Journal , 596-608.
de Jong, J. P., & Den Hartog, D. N. (2007). How leaders influence employees’ innovative behaviour. European Journal of Innovation , 41-64.
Elele, J., & Fields, D. (2010). Participative decision making and organizational commitment Comparing Nigerian and American employees. Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal , 368-392.
Fronda, Y., & Moriceau, J.-L. (2007). I am not your hero. Journal of Organizational Change Management , pp. 589-609.
Frucot, V., & White, S. (2006). Managerial levels and the effects of budgetary participation on managers. Managerial Auditing Journal , 191-206.
Gao, F., Li, M., & Clarke, S. (2008). Knowledge, management, and knowledge management in business operations. Journal of Knowledge Management , 3-17.
Gill, A. S., Flaschner, A. B., & Shachar, M. (2006). Mitigating stress and burnout by implementing transformational leadreship. Internation Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management , 469-481.
Harbi, S. E., Anderson, A. R., & Amamou, M. (2011). Knowledge sharing processes in Tunisian small ICT ï¬rms. Library Review , 24-36.
Hautala, T. M. (2006). The relationship between personality and transformational leadership. Journal of Management Development , 777-794.
Jarboe, K. P., & Alliance, A. (2011). Knowledge Management as an Economic Development Strategy . Washington, DC : Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce .
Ladd, B. S., Travaglione, A., & Marshall, V. (2006). Causal inferences between participation in decision making, task attributes, work effort, rewards, job satisfaction and commitment. Leadership & Organization , 399-414.
Lin, H. F. (2007). Knowledge sharing and ï¬rm innovation capability: an empirical study. International Journal of Manpower , 315-332.
Liu, K. L., Chang, C. C., & Hu, I. L. (2010). Exploring the effects of task characteristics on knowledge sharing in libraries. Library Review , 455-468.
McGuire, D., N. Garavan, T., K. Saha, S., & O’Donnell, D. (2006). The impact of individual values on human resource decision-making by line managers. International Journal of Manpower , pp. 251-273.
Nguyen, N. H., & Mohamed, S. (2011). Leadership behaviors, organizational culture and knoeledggemanagement practices: An empirical investigation. Journal of Management Development , 206-221.
O’Neill, B. S., & Adya, M. (2007). Knowledge sharing and the psychological contract. Journal of Managerial Psychology , pp. 411-436.
Parnell, J. A., & Crandall, W. R. (2001). Rethinking participative decision making: A refinement of the prospenity for participative decision making scale. Personnel Review , 523-535.
Parolini, J., Patterson, K., & Winston, B. (2009). Distinguishing between transformational and servant leadership. Leadership & Organization Development Journal , 274-291.
Russ, T. L. (2011). Theory X/Y assumptions as predictors of managers’ propensity for participative decision making. Management Decision , 823-836.
Schneider, S. K., & George, W. M. (2011). Servant leadership versus transformational leadership in voluntary service organizations. Leadership & Organization Development Journal , 60-77.
Selart, M. (2005). Understanding the role of locus of control in consultative decision-making: a case study. Management Decision , 397-412.
Singh, N., & Krishnan, V. R. (2008). Self-sacrifice and transformational leadership: mediating role of altruism. Leadership & organization Development Journal , 261-274.
sukirno, D. S., & Siengthai, S. (2011). Does participative decision making affect lecturer performance in higher education? International Journal of Educational Management , 494-508.
Watanabe, R. M., & Senoo, D. (2010). Shaping knowledge management: organizational and national culture. Journal of Knowledge Management , 214-227.
Xue, Y., Bradley, J., & Liang, H. (2011). Team climate, empowering leadership, and knowledge sharing. Journal of Knowledge Management , 299-312.